Coverage dated August 24, 2026

NC State names building after astronaut Christina Koch

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Raleigh, NC- (WNCT) NC State University is naming one of their engineering buildings after Artemis II astronaut and alumni Christina Koch. Koch became the first woman astronaut to fly around the moon in April and graduated from NC State in 2002.

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    NC State names building after astronaut Christina Koch (opens WNCT Greenville)

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    Raleigh, NC- (WNCT) NC State University is naming one of their engineering buildings after Artemis II astronaut and alumni Christina Koch. Koch became the first woman astronaut to fly around the moon in April and graduated from NC State in 2002.

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